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'''Download and Install XBMC''' | |||
You can get the XBMC here: | |||
http://xbmc.org/download/ | |||
==Windows== | |||
Click the Windows-Logo to get the newest stable Windows-Build for your machine. Download the Setup-File and install it. It will also install the needed libraries (DirectX, C++), so it will take a little bit to complete. | |||
==Mac OS== | |||
Download the current Mac-Version by clicking on the OSX-Logo (or – if you run a PPC – on the OSX- PPC-Link beneath the logo) and save the DMG-File to your drive. Install the DMG by clicking on it. Drag XBMC to your application folder as usual. You can delete the DMG-File after installation. | |||
==Linux== | |||
The installation varies between the different distributions of Linux. You may want to take a look at the XBMC-Wiki; you’ll find instructions for the various distributions: [[HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux]] | |||
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After the installation launch your XBMC. You will be presented with the following screen: | |||
[[File:Dharma Guide 01.png]] | |||
You will notice that you cannot do anything right now, the Videos-Section is completely empty and so is everything else. We are going to change that in the next step. |
Revision as of 19:17, 5 October 2011
Dharma Guide/Contents Download and Install XBMC
You can get the XBMC here:
Windows
Click the Windows-Logo to get the newest stable Windows-Build for your machine. Download the Setup-File and install it. It will also install the needed libraries (DirectX, C++), so it will take a little bit to complete.
Mac OS
Download the current Mac-Version by clicking on the OSX-Logo (or – if you run a PPC – on the OSX- PPC-Link beneath the logo) and save the DMG-File to your drive. Install the DMG by clicking on it. Drag XBMC to your application folder as usual. You can delete the DMG-File after installation.
Linux
The installation varies between the different distributions of Linux. You may want to take a look at the XBMC-Wiki; you’ll find instructions for the various distributions: HOW-TO:Install XBMC for Linux
After the installation launch your XBMC. You will be presented with the following screen:
You will notice that you cannot do anything right now, the Videos-Section is completely empty and so is everything else. We are going to change that in the next step.